265 gallon setup

support@proline · #1 01-19-2007, 07:04 AM

Looking good colin
Is that a flasher wrasse in there (not the 5 bar ,the other one in the last page).
I was told you have to have a couple of females with them or they eventually loose their coloration.
Is that 5 bar Wrasse really agressive?
Jason

niloc16 · #2 01-19-2007, 08:35 AM

no i dont have a 5 bar, i have a mystery wrasse which was in the last couple pics and a whipfin wrasse, i dont think i've posted pics of him yet, i should. and a cleaner wrasse

support@proline · #3 01-19-2007, 08:01 PM

Colin mystery & 5 bar are the same ones ,hust another name.

niloc16 · #4 01-19-2007, 09:47 PM

sorry about that jason, i thought they were 2 different fish. then yes it is a 5 bar.

no there is not aggression from him. he was a little weary of the whipfin when i put him in but that only lasted the first day. i will have to research more on the female situation that you were talking about. i've never heard that before. i hope he doesnt lose the color

niloc16 · #5 01-19-2007, 09:54 PM

i installed my calcium reactor today, i've had it for about 3 months but never hooked it up. i believe it is a marinetech dual chamber (jason correct me if i'm wrong), i'm using a eheim 1262 pump for supply. i started with a 1 drop effluent to 4 bubble co2 per min. this is the first reactor i've hooked up so if you think this rate is no good please let me know. i'm kind of teaching myself how to do this. i finally got a picture of the profilux and how i mounted it. please dont look at the wiring in behind, i had started to clean it up but now that they are replacing the profilux powerbars i'm going to wait until i get them. checked my CA today 425 alk 10kh and mg 1430. about 5 days ago i check my calcium it was 450 and i'm amazed at with little amount of sps i have how quickly the calcium is being used.

niloc16 · #6 01-19-2007, 10:39 PM

here is the 3 fan assembly i bought. this little unit is amazing. at night my tank gets down to about 80 degrees give or take a little and during the day it was hitting 85.1 so i went and go one of these. i'm waiting to get the 'y' adapter to hook the controller to the profilux but for now i turn it on with the lighting. the tank temp now only hits about 83.8. i'm a little worried though because my photoperiod so far is only 7.5 hours and i'm hoping that when i increase it the temp will not as well. i cannot fit the large fan assembly in my sump area. if it does get worse i'll have to install something on the canopy

support@proline · #7 01-19-2007, 11:20 PM

Colin
Looks great ,as for the CA reactor ,you can tighten those screws with a pair of pliers if need be ,or you can get the other screws from Mike that are same size but flathead so you can use a screw driver to tighten them.
I Would put some silicone gel on the pump's O ring ,or simply silicone it to the casing ,you will never have to open that the pump comes off with the unions ,if you needed to clean it ,& there is 1 year warranty on the pump for replacement (FYI).
The top sponge you have there ,is actually a replacement pad or if you using really small media ,you won't need to use it with large media.
I like the way you hooked up the profilux.
The fans come in a 4 fan & 5 fan version as well.
I do recomend a chiller ,specially for summer time ,however the fans take alot of strain off the chiller & you be using alot less electricity using the fans rather than just the chiller alone.
Great Job my friend ,keep the pictures comming.